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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia
Lorena Wiebes won the third stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia, but Great Britain's Anna Henderson held on to the pink jersey for the overall Dutch cyclist saw off competition from British rider Josie Nelson, who took second place for Team Picnic PostNL in was led out by her SD Worx-Protime team-mate Lotte Kopecky, who finished third in a race that saw a mass crash with less than 3km to go, leaving only 10 riders at the riders involved in the crash received the same time as Wiebes due to the 3km rule, meaning Henderson, riding for Lidl-Trek, stayed at the top of the general classification by 13 Switzerland's Marlen Reusser shaved two seconds off the Olympic time-trial silver medallist's advantage in the third stage."Winning at the Giro d'Italia Women is always special, and this victory confirms how well the season is going," said Wiebes."Kopecky and I were very lucky not to get caught in the crash, and then (team-mate) Barbara Guarischi did an exceptional job bringing us back to the front." Stage three results 1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 59min 7secs2. Josie Nelson (GBR/Picnic PostNL) same time3. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/SD Worx-Protime) same time4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time5. Babette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education–Oatly) same time6. Christina Schweinberger (Aut/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time7. Barbara Guarischi (Ita/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time9. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma–Lease a Bike) same time10. Marthe Truyen (Bel/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time General classification after stage three 1. Anna Henderson (GBR/Lidl-Trek) 5hrs 41mins 10secs2. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +13 secs3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +31secs4. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +35secs5. Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +56secs6. Shirin van Anrooij (Ned/Lidl-Trek) same time7. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +59secs8. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon Sram) +1min 3secs9. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) +1min 6secs10. Dilyxine Miermont (Fra/Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) +1min 10secs
BBC News
08-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wollaston denies GB's Ferguson to win Tour of Britain
Ally Wollaston overturned a three-second deficit to win the Tour of Britain Women and deny British teenager Cat Ferguson New Zealander won all three intermediate sprints on the final stage in Glasgow to draw level with 19-year-old Ferguson, before gaining another four bonus seconds by finishing third behind stage winner Lorena Wiebes and Charlotte of FDJ-Suez, beat Movistar's Ferguson by four seconds overall, with UAE Team ADQ's Dutchwoman Karlijn Swinkels finishing third."I'm a little bit overwhelmed - sorry. I'm so happy, first of all. A massive 'thank you' to my team-mates, I couldn't have done it without them. This means the world to me - it's my first World Tour victory in GC [general classification]," said Wollaston."I knew I needed to get every second I could in the bonus sprints, and unfortunately Cat was right in my wheel every time. "So it came down to the last sprint, and there was a moment of doubt halfway through that last lap where I thought 'I just cannot do this today'. My team-mates really helped me pull it together and pulled me to the front for the final."Ferguson looked like claiming the first of three time bonuses for the intermediate sprints at the end of the fourth lap of the 8.4km city-centre circuit, but Wollaston squeezed past her with just metres then beat the Briton in the second intermediate sprint to trail the overall leader's green jersey by one 24-year-old moved into the lead with victory on the third intermediate sprint to set up a thrilling finale. European champion Wiebes launched her attack at the 300m mark before powering over the line first, followed by Kool and Wollaston, who took the last bonus seconds to win the overall FDJ-Suez also won the team classification, while Ferguson, who finished the fourth stage in seventh, claimed the red points jersey. Stage four results Lorena Wiebes (Ned/Team SD Worx–Protime) 1hr 57mins 13secsCharlotte Kool (Ned/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same timeAlly Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) Same timeChiara Consonni (Ita/Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto) Same timeBabette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education - Oatly) Same timeAnna Henderson (GB/Lidl-Trek) Same timeCat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) Same timeCelia Gery (Fra/FDJ-Suez) Same timeLinda Zanetti (Sui/Uno-X Mobility) Same timeNienke Veenhoven (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) General classification after stage four Ally Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) 10hrs 36mins 45secsCat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) +04secsKarlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE-Team ADQ) +22secsRiejanne Markus (Ned/Lidl-Trek) +50secsSarah van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) +1min 01secCecilie Uttrup-Ludwig (Den/Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto) +1min 02secsMegan Jastrab (USA/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same timeAnna Henderson (GB/Lidl-Trek) +1min 06secsQuinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) Same timeMillie Couzens (GB) +1min 09secs
